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a journaling file system for Linux, predecessor to ext3 and ext4

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How to show configure mount ext2 ext4 formatted SD card partitions in android file manager?

How to show configure mount ext2 ext4 formatted SD card partitions in android file manager? As fat32 fiile system don't support files more than 4 gb I have to take backup before after rooting for ...
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Link2SD: Mount script cannot be created

After making a 1744MB ext2 partition on my 4GB MicroSD with the Aparted app (since my Windows SD slot is broken) and trying to select ext2 when I start Link2SD I always get the error: Mount script ...
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Increase size of ext2 beyond 1.5GB

I have a rooted LG-D520 (Optimus F3Q) running Android 4.1.2. The internal memory that came with the phone was so small that I installed an 8GB SD card. I formatted it using MiniTool Partition Wizard ...
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Does Android support the EXT (filesystem) for removable storage cards? [duplicate]

As the subject indicates, does Android support any of the Extended File Systems ("ext", "ext2", "ext3" and "ext4") for removable storage cards (such as Micro SDXC storage cards)? Android is a Linux-...
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Mount Binding to move App data to External Memory

I recently came across the idea of mount binding in Linux. I am wondering if I can mount bind the /storage/emulated/0/Android to /storage/sdcard1/Android. Will this extend my internal storage? ...
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Mounting ext2 sdcard partition causes I/O errors

So I am attempting to mount an ext2 partition on a pen drive to a tablet I have, the actually mount is done with: adb shell "mount -t ext2 /dev/block/sdb /mnt/ubuntu" This works fine and ubuntu is a ...
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cannot mount sdext for link2sd?

I have a huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2. when I restart my phone I have to remount the sdext myself using terminal emulator. su mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data/sdext2 but now it ...
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How to check support for ext2 filesystem on android device

I have a android mobile with gingerbread 2.3.4 installed. I want to know if my device(kernel) supports ext2 filesystem. Is there any terminal command to check the support for ext2 filesystem ?
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How do I prevent auto-mounting of ext2 partition on OSX?

I've created a 512Mb partition on my HTC Desire's (running LeeDroid) SD card to store apps. When I used Windows, I'd never had a problem with this partition becoming read-only, unreadable or corrupted....
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How to enable ext2 or ext3 partitions?

Does anyone know how I can enable ext2 or ext3 partitions on my LG Optimus V? I have already partitioned my 16GB SD card to 14.5 GB FAT32 and 500MB ext2. When using Link2SD it gives me a mount error. ...
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How to mount a ext2 partition in sdcard

I don't want to use fat32, I want use the more stable ext2.
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Lag fixing using OCLF - could it do any harm?

I am wondering if the lag fix proposed by xda-developers could harm the device in anyway. Quote from Google Code "Original use was for 'One Click Lag Fix' for the Samsung Galaxy S series, to create a ...
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